Happy Independence Day!
What’s Jack up to? Just chillin’ by the grill today for the 4th of July BBQ! We hope you have a great July 4th. Stay cool!! Jack will.
Since it’s the holiday today we’re talking a break from Ask The Agent. Fab Agent and I will be back next week. Have a wonderful holiday weekend. Enjoy yourself and have loads of fun.
Enjoy your Independence!How much do I love this movie?! Wayyy too much.
Best,
Kwana
P.S.
If you missed any past Ask the Agent posts please click on the Ask the Agent label to the right or below to read the old posts. They are great. Elaine gives loads of insight into the agent’s mind.
Shearly Perfect
What’s Jack up to? A person would never know that Jack went to obedience training with the way he tries to attack all delivery men and workers that come to my house. I do apologize to the electricians that came by and got scared out of their wits by my Yorkie yesterday. I swear he’s all bark. Well mostly.
First off I just want to say: I WANT COFFEE!!!!!! WITH MILK AND SUGAR!!!! A big ol super iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts would be nice and heavenly. Freakin herbal tea ain’t cuttin’ it. Can you tell I’m getting cranky in the cleanse? And in further proof the DH only occasionally scans my blog, and only half listens to me, he came home with an ice coffee for me from Starbucks last night. What a sweet DH enabling he is. Crack would have been easier to resist. But resist I did. UGH!!! Lord help me! Ok rant over. See me in 10 minutes for my next rant.
Yay for Sheer Genius! It’s still so much fun.
The shortcut challenge was taking clients hair from long to short and Daniel as the winner last week picked first and the order. Then before time ran out Jaclyn said scissors down and the guest judge, the witch Tabitha from last season arrived full of vim and venom. Screech!
I loved all the back talk on the walk through with Tabitha. My what a talkative crew this is! The Shortcut winner was Charlie but I thought it should have been Nicole the runner up.The elimination Challenge causes squeals of delight. It’s the Real Housewives of Orange County! Daniel turns out to be a total groupie and a bit nuts, dressing to watch Lauri’s wedding on TV. I love that amount of crazy.
The housewives are lots of fun to watch especially Vicki who seems thrilled to be back in the spotlight again. Whoo Hoo!
Kim Vo coined the phrase Blonderexic last night if I heard correctly while crunching on my sugar free energy bite. Perfect. As if he’s one to talk.
The Winner of the challenge was Charlie! It was his night.
The loser this week is…Parker. But not before Daniel has a little melt down and Charlie is a witchy. Ouch!Best,
KwanaShiny and New
What’s Jack up to? He’s trying to get used to having the kids around most of the day. I know it’s strange, huh, Jack. I’m trying to figure the whole thing out too.So I’ve been consumed with thoughts lately of the whole cleansing thing that been all over the place. On Oprah, and I’ve had friends do their own version and then this past week the cleanse idea has been popping up all over the blogs with Dooce giving it a go and making it about 8 valiant days and Isuwannee saying she wants to give it a try too.So since it’s been so on my mind I woke up yesterday morning feeling like today’s the day. As if that would be so easy. But I’ve been feeling so sluggish and run down that I felt that I needed some sort of jump start to get me on track.
The idea is to eliminate: sugar, caffeine, alcohol, gluten and animal products. I seem to be able to make it though most of a day pretty well, but by dinner I’m dying for some meat. So I’m doing the gently leaning in thing that Kathy Freston talked about and taking it slow.What do you all think of all this crazy cleanse talk, anybody gave it a try?Best,KwanaColor Me Shocked!
What’s Jack up to? Things are heating up so Jack’s been lounging around a bit. He’s like me when it comes to the heat. Ugh.
Well, well, well, I don’t really know what to say about last night’s Bachelorette. How could DeAnna get rid of Jeremy and not Jesse? Man, I just don’t understand love. You know it’s good TV when you’re Nana calls you screaming, “What the–!”I know there are quite a few of you out there that called Jesse from the beginning (Mel) but I just could not see it and still can’t. Is DeAnna going to follow him around the slopes and live all willy nilly happy with whatever he wants to do once he grows up? And the wings. I can’t even start on the wings! Somebody get me some clippers!At this point I say take whoever you want DeAnna. More power to ya girl. Will it be the man/boy who is not quite ready to grow up or the ready made family? Talk about apples and oranges.Sidebar: I have a feeling with Jeremy we’re looking at the next Bachelor. What do you think?
Best,KwanaWhat’s Happening?
What’s Jack up to? He’s being such a finicky eater lately. I’ve come to find out that during his big city weekend he developed a taste for crunchy Cheetos which my 2 1/2 year old niece, M fed him one by one and he happily lapped up. Now his dry Eukanuba just ain’t doing it. Jack has to learn I’m no short order cook. You eat what I give you or you lose out. Cheetos are not good for you Jack.Yesterday afternoon I went with the DH to see The Happening. Leave it to M. Night Shyamalan to freak me out thoroughly. I left the theater feeling all off and woozy and disturbed which I’m sure is just what
he was going for. Now I’m just a mess. Smart huh?I’ve been a huge fan of M. Night since The Sixth Sense and loved The Village, Signs and even liked The Lady In The Water. Now I know The Happening has been panned by just about every critic out there but I thought it was pretty good. Totally effective at giving me the creeps and making me think. The funny thing is I agree with Richard Roeper on this one. He’s about one of the only reviewers that didn’t pan the movie. I do think M. Night was giving that Twilight Zone and The Birds vibe. You can check out his review here.I say see for yourself. Give it a try if you dare.
What are some of your favorite creepy movies? Please post in the comments section.In reality TV news. Elizabeth The Lady Novelist over at Got It Goin’ on found this great interview with Graham from The Bachelorette. Looks like DeAnna made a very wise choice. Thanks Elizabeth! Hop on over to her blog and check it out.Best,KwanaHell Week Part Deux is ov-ah!
What’s Jack up to? He’s happy it’s Saturday and officially Summer! Hooray. Not that that makes any difference for Jack. Everyday is Summer for him.Well, I can hardly believe it, but Hell Week Part Deux is over. Heck, hell School year is over. My Dear Twins, better yet the DH and I survived the first year of High School. It was not easy. There were some VERY tense moments there. More than I care to recall. But it’s done. Summer is here and the DD and I celebrated by getting our nails done. French tips with a sparkle silver accent for her. Yep, I caved.And for me? I got a pedi for myself and a pomegranate martini.
PEACE OUT!
Best,
Kwana
P.S. Scroll down for Ask the Agent
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What’s Jack Up Too? He’s being his wild self, practically taking down the entire porch when a stray cat came wandering around to taunt him and he was leashed to the railing.
See it’s ok for our neighbor’s cat, Marvin, to come wandering around our yard. Jack will take that with a little bark or two, but he’s not taking any mess from Bum Cat, as our other neighbor , N, affectionately named the stray cat yesterday.
I have a feeling, Bum cat is not a Bum Cat at all but lives on another street. He’s too clean and too well fed to be a true bum cat. He’s actually quite beautiful, all black with white feet and a bit of white on his ears and tail. Kristian you’d love him. I’ll try and snap and pic of him one day.
Ask the Agent will be coming soon. Sorry for the delay. Fab agent is busy making major deals. But in the meantime please enjoy this clip which I just saw recently courtesy of youtube and one of my fab agency sistahs. Thanks Leigh! Let’s all hope to never have an agent like this one.
Too funny!
Best,
KwanaShear Fun
What’s Jack up to? He’s back to playing big time guard dog, barking like crazy at all the big dogs that walk by. He doesn’t seem to notice that they don’t even spare little ‘ole Jack a glance.Hell week continues, but I’m smiling through it because last night was the premier of Shear Genius, the hairdressing reality show on Bravo with my all time favorite angel Jaclyn Smith. Who still looks great but I have to say it. Have she and Kim Vo both been to the same plastic surgeon for just a bit of work. Just a tiny bit. Enough to make me say stop. No more please.
So who am I loving? Oshun. Because he’s so deep or at least he thinks he is. And Charlie from, um, hell? What’s up with that? Attitude already. I love it!
The first challenge is a blindfold challenge. I could not imagine having my hair cut by a blindfolded stylist. No way! Poor Oshun came in last. Boo hoo.For the elimination Challenge that had to do hair based on cartoon characters. Too fun!
When Charlie started to compare the blue hair piece he was working on to pubic hair mentor, Rene Fris’, jaw dropped and mine did too. Ewww.I loved the Betty Boop Hair the best. This is going to be a fun show!
And don’t worry if you missed the first episode, it’s Bravo which means repeats all week.
Best,
KwanaThe more things change…
What’s Jack up to? He’s just back to being Jack. I guess you can’t take the suburbs out of the dog huh?
I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the July issue of Italian Vogue. It’s sure to be a collectors issue. Featuring all Black models photographed by Steven Meisel in an attempt to speak to the racial prejudice that has so long been prevalent in the fashion industry. The New York Times wrote about it here. Being a Black girl that got her first subscription to Vogue at age twelve the article said nothing that I didn’t already know and feel about the Black Out in the fashion industry.
I have to say. I applaud Italian Vogue for doing this but am so sad that it had to be done and am really sad that it was not done my own own American Vogue. Yeah they were nice enough to do a little piece on the subject in the July issue and feature a couple of “new” ethnic faces for that piece but that was it. Not another brown skinned girl in the editorial section. And did we need another star on the cover? Nicole Kidman, as fine as actress as she is, did not need that cover. Let’s give fashion back to the fasionistas.
It almost makes me long for the days of the Fashion Cafe. At least then we had some distinct faces in fashion.
That said beauty is beauty and it comes in all shapes sizes and colors and it’s time for the world, especially the fashion world to get on board with that before it starts to hit then where they live. In their wallets.
photos thanks to Italian Vogue and NYTI don’t want my daughter growing up like I did, constantly searching for a face that looks like hers and then being pleasantly surprised when she gets a little glimpse. That’s just not right. Not in today’s world. Fashion has to get with it and soon.
Best,
Kwana
PS- Bravo is back tonight with Shear Genius. Yay!
Strong and Silent
What’s Jack up to? Well he’s back home from his big city weekend. I guess he’s happy. It’s hard to tell. He’s only slightly uppity, turning his nose up at his food and all. Was he having leftovers from Perilla? But he does seem thrilled to frolic in the grass again.
I missed a bit of The Bachelorette last night doing baseball duty since the DH is away on business during Hell Week part Deux and missing all the joy. Lucky man eh?
Man, I knew for sure that it would be Jesse flying away on his hair wings. Boy, was I wrong. Dear Nana had it so right.It was moody Graham getting the boot. Nana sure called it. Comparing Graham’s moods to my late grandfather. I had to crack up at that one. She was right he was a moody man.
What is it about those brooding men that we like so much? They are bound to break our hearts. Did DeAnna make a good call by saving herself some definite heartache from a man that clearly did not know how to show his emotions or should she have stuck it out for the passion that was sure to come?
What you think and while we’re at it, who are some of your favorite brooding heroes? Here is one of mine from North and South. Le Sigh.
Best,
Kwana
PS- scroll down for more hot messery. I’m chatty. sorry.
